Satougashi no Dangan wa Uchinukenai: A Lollypop or A Bullet

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this is one of the best mangas i have ever read!!! it is very underrated and more people need to read it. it's honestly a masterpiece

the plot is good. the ending was unique and unpredictable. it really shocked me and others i know who've read it

the 2 main characters are very likeable. a few side characters are likeable as well, such as nagisa's brother. i love the mains -- mokuzu and nagisa. i read this manga over a year ago and i feel like those two will always have a place in my heart

the art style and character designs are great too!! i realise not ... everyone likes the art style but i think it is fitting for the story and the intense moments were drawn/depicted well

the characters are really unique and interesting. nagisa is a very fun character to analyse, along with mokuzu and the bond between the two. the characters reacted realistically, the minor characters such as the adults included. i can't say much about their reactions without saying spoilers, but i'll just say that the reactions towards the situation were very realistic

if you like short, psychological, tragic stories then you should definitely read it, you may like it!!!! but maybe get some tissues first!!!

Overall- 9/10
Art- 6/10 The art is subpar, there's nothing too special about it. It's pretty average. If the art were better, I'd give the entire manga a 10/10 overall.
Characters- 10/10 The characters are amazing, the two protagonist are a 13 year old girl and a "mermaid" who are oblivious to life as a whole. They are extremely well written, the author really makes you feel their thought process, and it shows how different children view the world compared to adults.
Story- 10/10 This story is one big metaphor, even the title. This story is amazing in every sense, the story really shows how oblivious children are ... to the world and how children use coping mechanisms to hide abuse. A big theme in this manga is stockholm syndrome, specifically in children. Overall this manga starts out as a typical shoujo, but very quick takes up seinen like characteristics as eveything comes crumbling down when you realize that being a mermaid is one giant analogy.

This is my first review so sorry if it was inconvenient.

Dear reader , if you're gonna read this manga think twice because your heart will be broken...

Because of a story like this one , Myanimelist.com must have a tag of "Tragedy".

The art style is magnificent and the characters' expressions touch the heart.

I felt like sometimes the characters act illogical but this is a coming of age story so it's okay.

... The story is short and solid but it needed like an extra chapter or two to clear what Mokuzu's father is in real and what he was and how he became this mentally unstable.

I don't know why but this story reminded at some given point of what Oshimi Shuzo writes. You will understand when you read it.

I enjoyed it and got heartbroken at the same time.

Overall rating 9/10.